Government and Politics of The Falkland Islands
- Main article: Government of the Falkland Islands and Politics of the Falkland Islands
- Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic dependency
- Capital of the Falkland Islands: Stanley
- Elections in the Falkland Islands
- Falkland Islands general election, 2001
- Falkland Islands general election, 2005
- Falkland Islands general election, 2009
- Referendums in the Falkland Islands
- Falkland Islands referendum, 2001
- Falkland Islands referendum, 2011
- Falkland Islands referendum, 2013
- Political parties in the Falkland Islands
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